Cleaning Mechanism; Toner Collecting Port Shutter Mechanism - Konica Minolta magicolor 5550 Service Manual

12. Print unit section (developing)
12.2.5

Cleaning mechanism

A. Cleaning operation
1. The cleaning blade is pressed against the surface of the photo conductor to
remove toner left off the surface (fixed blade system).
2. The toner, which has been scraped off by the cleaning blade, is conveyed by the
toner collecting screw and collected in the waste toner transport section.
12.2.6

Toner collecting port shutter mechanism

• The toner collecting port is equipped with a shutter mechanism that prevents toner from
being spilled out when the print unit is removed from the main body.
• When the print unit is installed into the main body, the shutter of the toner collecting port
opens and toner can be discharged from the print unit.
Toner collecting port
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Cleaning blade
A011T2C027DA
A011T2C029DA
Theory of operation Ver. 1.0 Nov. 2006
Closed
Opened
Toner collecting port
Photo conductor
Cleaning blade
Toner collecting
screw
A011T2C028DA
A011T2C030DA